neurosis
noun [countable, uncountable]- (
medical )医学 a mental illness in which a person suffers strong feelings of fear and worry 神经症;神经官能症 Those of anxious temperament are more likely to develop anxiety neurosis. 性情焦虑的人更易患焦虑性神经症。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- anxiety
- have
- suffer
- suffer from
- …
- neurosis about
any strong fear or worry 过分的恐惧(或焦虑) the director's neurosis about actors arriving late for filming 导演对演员拍片迟到的神经紧张 This obsession with time is a modern neurosis and one we all have to live with. 过分关注时间是一种现代人的焦虑,我们大家不得不忍受。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- anxiety
- have
- suffer
- suffer from
- …
- neurosis about
Word Originmid 18th cent.: modern Latin, from neuro- ‘of nerves’ + -osis.